Tak For AltSurvival of a Human Spirit

Almost 20 years ago, Tak For Alt: Survival of a Human Spirit was released and continues to be shown in classrooms and screenings to this day. The project is the result of many years of work by documentary filmmaker Laura Bialis.

Judy and her family are so grateful this film exists to tell her story.

The remarkable story of educator and activist Judy Meisel, a Holocaust survivor whose experiences during and after World War II inspired a life-long campaign against bigotry, intolerance, and racism. The film follows her back to Eastern Europe and retraces her steps through the Kovno ghetto, the Stutthof concentration camp, and her liberation and recuperation in Denmark. Ultimately Judy’s path led to the United States, where, after witnessing race riots in 1963, she discovered that only unflinching vigilance against racism could safeguard the liberty of all peoples. She began to champion the cause of tolerance at schools across the country, a campaign which she carries on to this day.

PAST SCREENINGSHarvard Film Festival—Cambridge, March 2009 Arizona International Film Festival—Tucson, April 2000 Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival—Philadelphia, March 2000 Mendocino Film Festival—Mendocino, February 2000 Portland Jewish Film Festival—Portland, January 2000 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival—Los Angeles, November 1999